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　　It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana arrived at school．Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 　　1　　, Wasana stared at the 　　2　　．Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 　3　　　 at the back of the classroom．

　　He 　　4　　 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡)at the base of a rock on the hill．For a few minutes, Wasana 　　5　　 the water, wondering why it looked so 　　6　　．Then it hit him－the 　　7　　 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes．Fearing a 　　8　　 disaster, he shouted 　　9　　 at the students waiting outside their classrooms．“Run, run, don't stay here! The 　　10　　 on the hill is going to fall on us!”

　　Chaos(混乱)broke out 　　11　　 the students ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point．When some teachers 　　12　　 Wasana, he showed them the water rushing down the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground．

　　Just then headmaster Gurusinghe drove into the school．Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening．After 　　13　　 the site(现场), Gurusinghe knew the school was in 　　14　　．The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 　　15　　．

　　　　16　　 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make the water flow away from the rock．They were too 　　17　　．Ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill．There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 　　18　　 their classrooms．Thanks to Wasana's 　　19　　 action and careful observation, 　　20　　 was hurt in the incident．

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　　Dahlia was running around the house screaming and crying．“I hate her! I hate her! I will 　　1　　 play with her again!” Finally, her steps slowed．　　2　　 she told her father what had happened．He listened attentively．　　3　　 she stopped, he asked, “Is there 　　4　　 else?” Dahlia added more details and began 　　5　　 bitterly again．Father listened．When Dahlia 　　6　　 talking, he said, “It must 　　7　　 to be made fun of like this by your best friend Tina．” Dahlia 　　8　　 her father embraced(拥抱)and support as she cried 　　9　　 more in his arms．Then as 　　10　　 as the storm of tears began, she was finished．She got up and 　　11　　 announced, “Daddy, did you know that tomorrow Tina and I are going together to the beach? We are 　　12　　 a log house there with Adam and Tom, I will tell Tina before we go that I 　　13　　 ruin her work again, and I'm sure she will be 　　14　　 to me．”

　　Why was this encounter(sudden meeting)so successful? How did Dahlia 　　15　　 her upset so completely and realize her responsibility in the matter 　　16　　 her own?

　　There were three main parts in her father's reaction that 　　17　　：(A)Attention(B)Respect(C)Trust．He gave his daughter 　　18　　 attention and took her seriously as she 　　19　　 her feelings．He respected her by not coming with words of wisdom, advice or help．He validated(证实)the feeling she 　　20　　．And he trusted her to do and say what she needed in order to lead herself toward resolution of her emotions．

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　　Mr．West wanted to buy his wife a Christmas present, but he was always very 　　1　　, so he was never able to find time to go to the shop．At last, when it was the week 　　2　　 Christmas, and the shops were very crowded, he decided that he could not 　　3　　 any longer．He worked in an office, and 　　4　　 had lunch in a restaurant, but one day he bought some sandwiches, ate them 　　5　　 and went out to a big shop near his 　　6　　 during his lunch hour．

　　The shop was full of women, who were also buying 　　7　　 during their lunch hour．Mr．West stood 　　8　　 at the edge(边缘)of a crowd of 　　9　　 who were pushing forward to try to get to the people who were 　　10　　 necklaces and earrings．He tried to move forwards slowly, taking his turn with the others, but more and more women were 　　11　　 into the shop the whole time and pushing selfishly(自私地)　　12　　 him．After half an hour, he was just as 　　13　　 from the people who were selling the necklaces as he had been when he came in, and his lunch hour was coming in 　　14　　, so he decided to change his 　　15　　 of doing things．He put his head down, gave a sudden loud shout and started to 　　16　　 his way towards the 　　17　　 of the crowd as hard as he could．

　　The women around him became very 　　18　　 when they saw what he was doing, and began to scold(责备)him．“Why can't you behave(做事)like a 　　19　　?” they shouted．

　　“Ladies,” he answered them, “I have been behaving like a gentleman for the past half hour, and it has got me 　　20　　, so now I am starting to behave like a lady!”

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　　Mrs．Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age．She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 　　1　　 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 　　2　　 a driving offence(犯规，犯法)．

　　Then one day she nearly 　　3　　 her record．A police car 　　4　　 her, and the policemen in it saw her 　　5　　 a red light without stopping．Of course, she was stopped．It seemed 　　6　　 that she would be punished．

　　　　7　　 Mrs．Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 　　8　　 old to drive a car, and that the 　　9　　 why she had not stopped at the red 　　10　　 was most probably that her eyes had become weak 　　11　　 old age, so that she had simply not seen it．

　　When the judge had finished what he was 　　12　　, Mrs．Jones opened the big handbag she was 　　13　　 and took out her sewing．Without saying a word, she 　　14　　 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt．

　　When she had 　　15　　 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 　　16　　 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 　　17　　．I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight．”

　　The judge took the 　　18　　 and tried to thread it．After half a dozen tries, he had still not succeeded．The case(案例)against Mrs．Jones was 　　19　　, and her record 　　20　　 unbroken．

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　　Years ago, if a teenager had some problems in her life, she might go home and write in her diary．Now, a teenager with 　　1　　 problems might go onto the Internet and write about them in a blog(博客)．In many ways, a diary and a blog are very 　　2　　．So, what makes blogging different from writing in a(n)　　3　　 diary?

　　The biggest difference is that blogging is much more 　　4　　 than a diary．Usually, a teenager treats her diary like a book full of 　　5　　 that she does not want to 　　6　　．

　　It is interesting that someone who writes in a blog 　　7　　 a diary will probably write nearly the same information．

　　I have a little sister, and sometimes I go online to read her 　　8　　．She writes about things like waking up early for swimming practice and not studying enough for her chemistry test．　　9　　 I was her age, I wrote about the same things, but 　　10　　 in my diary．Then, after I had finished writing, I would hide my diary in a secret place because I was 　　11　　 that my sister might read it!

　　The biggest 　　12　　 with blogging is that anyone can read what you write．If I was angry with a friend during high school and wrote something 　　13　　 about her in my dairy, she would never know．　　14　　, if my sister ever wrote something bad about a friend, that friend 　　15　　 read her blog and get angry．

　　There are also 　　16　　 to blogging, of course．If I was feeling bad one day and wrote in my dairy, “Nobody cares about me,” 　　17　　 would know about it．However, if my sister wrote the same sentence in her blog, her best friends would 　　18　　 respond and tell her how much they 　　19　　 her．Blogs help people 　　20　　 in contact with their friends and to hear what the people around them are doing．

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　　One day the employees of a large company in St Louis returned from their lunch break and were greeted with a sign on the front door．The sign said：“Yesterday the person who has been hindering(阻碍)your growth in this 　　1　　 passed away．We invite you to attend the 　　2　　 in the room that has been prepared in the gym．”

　　At first everyone was 　　3　　 to hear that one of their colleagues had died, but after a while they 　　4　　 getting curious about who this person might be．The excitement 　　5　　 as the employees arrived at the gym to pay their last 　　6　　．Everyone wondered：“Who is this person that was hindering my 　　7　　? Well, at least he's no longer here!”

　　　　8　　 the employees got closer to the coffin and when they looked inside it they became speechless．They 　　9　　 over the coffin, shocked and in silence, 　　10　　 someone had touched the deepest part of their soul．There was a 　　11　　 inside the coffin：Everyone who looked inside it could see himself．There was also a sign next to the mirror that 　　12　　：“There is only one person who is capable of setting 　　13　　 to your growth：it is YOU．”

　　You are the only person who can revolutionize(彻底改变)your 　　14　　 because it's you that can 　　15　　 your happiness and 　　16　　 your success．Your life does not change when your family, your friends, your company and your 　　17　　 change．Your life 　　18　　 changes when you change, when you 　　19　　 your limiting beliefs, when you realize that you are the only one 　　20　　 for your life．

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　　Many years ago, a salesman opened a bag of things from Scotland and found a card at the top．It 　　1　　, “Expect a Miracle(奇迹)．” “What does that mean?” he thought, and then 　　2　　 it into his pocket．

　　That night he showed it to his wife．“Look at this, dear．What do you think it means?”

　　“Maybe this is what we need,” she said．“Our 　　3　　 are so great that they are too much for us．If we start 　　4　　 great things instead of the worst, miracle may 　　5　　．”They decided to try changing their thinking for a few days, starting with their 　　6　　 problems．Then something changed．Not only did they find their problems 　　7　　 be worked out, but they also started 　　8　　 a lot of money．

　　To make miracles happen, you have to start by expecting them．That way your 　　9　　 can become focused in positive ways．There are 　　10　　 coincidences, and all kinds of happy experiences 　　11　　 one after another．

　　One becomes hopeful and optimistic．Little problems began 　　12　　, while the big ones become much easier to work out．Success is not 　　13　　 you thought it was．

　　A positive thinker first sets clear and proper goals．Then he goes to work, and 　　14　　 working．He never gives up．His dreams are sure to come true, and 　　15　　 they do, a miracle happens．

　　Miracles come in all 　　16　　：big, medium-sized, and small．Start expecting the small ones, and work your way 　　17　　 to the big．Think positively, 　　18　　 yourself and work hard．You'll find yourself 　　19　　 by how meaningful and 　　20　　 your life has become．

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　　Life is like potato salad; when it's shared it becomes a picnic．

　　When my three children were young, my husband Roy and I were very 　　1　　．“Can we go on a picnic, Mom?” my six-year-old daughter, Becky 　　2　　．“Please．” I had said no so many times in 　　3　　 months, and I decided the usual Saturday morning chores(日常工作)could 　　4　　．To her 　　5　　 I agreed．

　　I prepared a few sandwiches and 　　6　　 a cooler with ice and drinks and called Roy 　　7　　．My eleven-year-old twin sons loaded the cooler and the picnic basket in the trunk and off we went to spend some 　　8　　 time together as a family．

　　About the time I got the lunch 　　9　　 out on the table, Roy arrived on the 　　10　　．That was one of the happiest meals we ever shared together．The meal was filled with 　　11　　．We felt a closeness that had been hidden by work and school related responsibilities for so many months．Roy and the boys 　　12　　 rocks into the lake．Becky fed the ducks and I sat quietly at the picnic table, 　　13　　 God for blessing me with such a wonderful family．

　　That night as our children went to bed, I kissed their cheeks and 　　14　　 what a wonderful life I had．As I walked out of the room it dawned on me that even the busiest 　　15　　 could become a picnic when it's shared with the ones you 　　16　　．Even though the kids have now grown up and 　　17　　 from home, I can still remember how I felt that day while sitting at the picnic table．

　　Maybe today would be a good time to 　　18　　 potato salad, call all of my 　　19　　 kids, feed some hungry ducks and skip a few rocks into the lake．Since life is like potato salad, let's make it a 　　20　　．

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　　When I registered for Latin class as a high school freshman, I had no idea that the teacher would be one of the most influential people in my life．Miss Siegesmund 　　1　　 as a very attractive lady of medium height, dressed stylishly in a colorful suit．Her dark brown hair shone like gold, and she was refined and elegant．“Teachers are not supposed to be so 　　2　　,” I thought to myself．Later she proved to have a charming personality to 　　3　　 her looks．I was her student for four years．

　　At the beginning of high school, I was a thin girl whose mouth shone with the silver metal of braces(牙套)．I was so shy that I often crossed the street to 　　4　　 talking to classmates．My mother did not believe in praise as a reward for good work, 　　5　　 she always thought that praise would 　　6　　 too much pride in oneself．This strange belief had an 　　7　　 impact on my childhood．

　　I showed my 　　8　　 in my Latin class as Miss Siegesmund believed in me．She listened to whatever I said and gave me 　　9　　．Her Latin class was fun and the stories from Roman history seemed to come 　　10　　．She encouraged good study habits, and I received an A in every class．She 　　11　　 started a Latin newspaper for which I wrote the news column．I 　　12　　 found my place in high school and gained confidence in my 　　13　　．

　　I 　　14　　 a speech contest before the whole school．Can you imagine the 　　15　　 that I had made to arrive at that point? I took third 　　16　　 in the contest．When I arrived at Latin class, Miss Siegesmund said, “You should have 　　17　　．You were fantastic!” I thought to myself, “She has so much belief in me．” Soon, my high school days 　　18　　 an even higher peak．

　　I think of myself a pure white dove with a broken wing 　　19　　 my mother's inability to carry out proper education．My teacher became my angel on earth．She 　　20　　 my broken wing and allowed me to fly to greater heights．I shall never forget her, as she was one of the most influential people in my life．

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阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的ABCD四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项。

　　On a cold November afternoon, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store．We were dressed warmly and 　　1　　 with the rented(租)video we had been dying for watch．I was feeling a little 　　2　　, as I was carrying our shopping bags of snacks and the 　　3　　．They were so heavy that I decided to 　　4　　 some things．So I started to walk towards the garbage can 　　5　　 I noticed a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us．He 　　6　　 a paper bag with his dirty hand．He headed over to another nearby garbage can and started 　　7　　 it．

　　I suddenly felt very 　　8　　 because I was about to do away with a new drink just 　　9　　 it was heavy．I knew this man would take all he could 　　10　　, so I walked up to him and 　　11　　 the drink and some snacks to him．The man looked up 　　12　　 and took what I gave him．A huge smile spread 　　13　　 his face and this caused me to feel indescribable 　　14　　．I felt like I 　　15　　 be happier with myself, but then he said, “This is my son's lucky day!”

　　With that, he 　　16　　 me happily and started off on his bike．I even heard him 　　17　　a song as he rode away．I got a warm feeling inside and I knew I had done something good, for the man and his family．I now understand what is 　　18　　 by the saying “Giving is getting”．

　　Since then, every time I have the 　　19　　 to do something nice, the image of the man's happiness caused by my small gift appears in my mind．This is the 　　20　　 of charity．

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